Isaiah 43:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Descendants of Jacob, I, the LORD, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel.”

Psalm 100:3

You know the LORD is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.

Psalm 102:18

Future generations must also praise the LORD, so write this for them:

Exodus 15:13

The people you rescued were led by your powerful love to your holy place.

Exodus 15:16

struck down by fear. Our LORD, your powerful arm kept them still as a rock until the people you rescued for your very own had marched by.

Exodus 33:17

So the LORD told him, “I will do what you have asked, because I am your friend and I am pleased with you.”

Isaiah 27:11

When broken branches fall to the ground, women pick them up to feed the fire. But these people are so stupid that the God who created them will show them no mercy.

Isaiah 41:14

People of Israel, don't worry, though others may say, “Israel is only a worm!” I am the holy God of Israel, who saves and protects you.

Isaiah 42:6

I chose you to bring justice, and I am here at your side. I selected and sent you to bring light and my promise of hope to the nations.

Isaiah 43:21

I made them my own nation, so they would praise me.

Isaiah 43:5

Don't be afraid! I am with you. From both east and west I will bring you together.

Isaiah 43:7

They are my people— I created each of them to bring honour to me.”

Isaiah 44:2

I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. Israel, don't be terrified! You are my chosen servant, my very favourite.

Isaiah 45:11

I am the LORD, the Creator, the holy God of Israel. Do you dare question me about my own nation or about what I have done?

Isaiah 48:17

with this message: People of Israel, I am the holy LORD God, the one who rescues you. For your own good, I teach you, and I lead you along the right path.

Isaiah 48:20

Now leave Babylon! Celebrate as you go. Be happy and shout for everyone to hear, “The LORD has rescued his servant Israel!

Isaiah 49:1

Everyone, listen, even you foreign nations across the sea. The LORD chose me and gave me a name before I was born.

Isaiah 49:26

He will make those cruel people dine on their own flesh and get drunk from drinking their own blood. Then everyone will know that the LORD is our Saviour; the powerful God of Israel has rescued his people.

Isaiah 51:13

I spread out the heavens and laid foundations for the earth. But you have forgotten me, your LORD and Creator. All day long you were afraid of those who were angry and hoped to abuse you. Where are they now?

Isaiah 52:9

Jerusalem, rise from the ruins! Join in the singing. The LORD has given comfort to his people; he comes to your rescue.

Isaiah 62:12

Then you will be called, ‘The LORD's Own People, The Ones He Rescued!’ Your city will be known as a good place to live and a city full of people.”

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Isaiah 63:9

It troubled the LORD to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The LORD was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.

Jeremiah 31:3

Some time ago, the LORD appeared to me and told me to say: Israel, I will always love you; that's why I've been so patient and kind.

Jeremiah 33:24

You've heard foreigners insult my people by saying, “The LORD chose Israel and Judah, but now he has rejected them, and they are no longer a nation.”

Jeremiah 33:26

In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

Jeremiah 50:34

But I, the LORD All-Powerful, will rescue and protect them. I will bring peace to their land and trouble to yours.

Lamentations 3:57

and came when I was in need. You told me, “Don't worry!”

Ezekiel 16:8

When I saw you again, you were old enough to have sex. So I covered your naked body with my own robe. Then I solemnly promised that you would belong to me and that I, the LORD God, would take care of you.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “You are my people,” and they will reply, “You, LORD, are our God!”

Malachi 3:17

Then the LORD All-Powerful said: You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.

Acts 27:20

For several days we could not see either the sun or the stars. A strong wind kept blowing, and we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

Acts 27:25

Cheer up! I am sure that God will do exactly what he promised.

Ephesians 2:10

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Israel, you grew fat and rebelled against God, your Creator; you rejected the Mighty Rock, your only place of safety.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Israel, the LORD is your Father, the one who created you, but you repaid him by being foolish.

Deuteronomy 32:9

but the LORD himself takes care of Israel.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the foundation that God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.